Sharp County record., 1887-03-10
xLIXTH CONGRESS-

vtbe Sonata on the 18th the Naval Estao-
lishment Appropriation bill, as amenueu' ""o
renorted hack and notice given that II Woulu Oe
called nm on the 14th The Post-Omce APpIo-
nriat,on bill was again considered ana an lh'el-
eetinp debate ensued on the ltelns rol
ocean steamship mail service Ing
hiu after being materially alnenu'
ed was passed. In the House MI
O'Neiu Mol made an effort 10 secure the hooi
for consideration of labor measures pu' was
defeated. 142 to 1Ol, and the bill Tor lhe reooin
AGE and retirement OF the trade uoilar "us
taken up debated and passed. The REMAINDER
NJ the day was taken up in DEBATE On 'n0
Dinlomatic and Consular Appropriation DILL
IN the Senate. on the 14th, the Naval Es-
tahlishment bill was taken up, but conSiuela-
tion was not conc .uded. Insinuations were
made nv Senator Dolph, in calling 1or reasons
whv the House conference committee con,
sidering the Senate bill restoring 10 lhe Onl'eu
States certain lands granted TO the Nortneth
Pacific railway had not reported 10 the oenaVo
confarees that the committee was inlluehceu
in its DELAY by the railroad company VINO "oIo
constructing q new road ard earning nloto
lands while the delay continueo'
The Eads Tehuantepec snip
bill was debated till the Senate went lhVo ga
ecutiye session. In the House the nis'
Logan Pension bill was productive ol
long and spirited debate over proposou
change OF rules, which terminated lenipo-
rarily by the Speaker taking uhaeF oon.
sderation a point of order raised. MT. opIihST,
made an effort to have the Iarin piil
made the special order Tor lhe l'n' oa'
a point of order was maze anu tnv i4"S
ter was undecided. Mr.. LAWYER llill IN
troduced a resolution instruct'ng the oeoIev"iS @
of State to learn if Great Britain mas nov W..
lated the treaty of Client of 1914 by building
49, WolIond canal and menacing the United
states with a war-ship waterway 10 lake citlos
and barhors of the United States. Mr., Little
introduced resolution providing for consul
tutional amendment making United states
senators elective by popular vote OF tne peo-
nle The afternoon and evening sessions "eto
devoted to considering District OF ColuilOi"
matters. ..z,,,nioo4;on
3 Tn the Senate on the 18th communlcalioh
from the Secretary of the Treasury concerning
the need of appropriations for SltKa' Aiaen@'
was presented. The House amendments " W., U,Io
Trade Dollar bill we're non-concurreo III. ino
Missouri Judicial District bill was passeu' WI.
Mitchell offered resolution 20 SUN lul '
investigate the financial relations OF lhe aeiio
railroads and the Federal Government inc iuo"
being that the government IS get'ils tnT
worst of it, Discussion OF the N"n"l
establishment and Eads Ship-kalI"ay piil'
consumed the afternoon ....lL the houso ootl 1
ferees we're appointed on the lnaldh hpD'o'
nr,ation bill The point Of order raised Gun
cerning the rules and the Mrs. Logan fenslol,
bill we're decided by the Speaker in favor OF
the noint of order, resulting in the matter
heing sent to the committee on rules, mus pre-
| venting present consideration OF Inc matter w
the House. The Diplomatic and Consular Ap
| nropriation bill was debated till Adjournment
In the Senate on the 10th Senator Turpie' &
| Gnd) credentials were presented and relerreu.
| The River ana Harbor bill was reported
| Messrs. Hoar and Coke had mild tilt over the
| socalled Texas outrages. The Naval Estab
ment bill was debated till the hour for eulogles
to the memory of the late Senator Pike, OF
New Hampshire, after which the senate au-
| iourned In the House n substitute Tor the
Senate Canadian Retaliatory bill was intro
| duced and notice given that it would De
callad up on the nth. A report was calico
for from the Secretary of State on the
| Venezuela claims. A bill was reported to
! organize Alaska Territory. The House con
ferees insisted on its report to make the Nortn,
ern Railway Company forfeit 36,OoO,OoV acres OF
land. instead of the Senate report fofleltlhR
only 3,5O0,OOO acres. Mr.. Hatch CMo) fallea sq
secure consideration of the Pleuro-PnepE, I
bin. 1Re balance OF the day was devoted to
Logan eulogies
In the Senate on the nth resolutions Of the
Massachusetts Legislature were presented in
favor of coast defenses. Mr.. Hoar submitted
o few figures from Massachusetts to weaken
faith in the Presidents pension veto. The
Hale Naval Establishment bill passed. Sena-
tor Vest introduced substitute for the Eads
Tehuantepec Ship Railway bill, which, after
discussion and amendment, was passed. The
Missouri Court bill was passed. In the House
the bill providing for seed distribution in
Texas failed to pass over the Presidents Veto
The conference report on the Anti-Mormon bill
was adopted; 202 to 40. The House refused by
140 to 113 to consider the pension veto, and
spent the balance of the day on the Consular
and Diplomatic BILL which it passed With
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